Broward high school reading mentors recognized

Volunteer USA¿s Teen Trendsetters program is an award-winning reading mentor program for youth

July 23, 2012

Several Broward high school students are among those being recognized with certificates for their outstanding work in the Volunteer USA’s Teen Trendsetters program, an award-winning reading mentor program for youth.

The Teen Trendsetters program pairs high school students with second and third-graders for one-on-one weekly mentoring sessions. The goal is to help at-risk mentees who are at least six-months behind their peers in reading skills and to nurture the volunteer spirit among youth leaders.

The teens received training in reading mentoring and leadership skills at the beginning of the school year before helping the younger students with weekly mentoring sessions focused on reading proficiency and other educational activities.